2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football
MAC West Division champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2019 record8–6 (6–2 MAC)
Head coachJim McElwain (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Frye (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRobb Akey (1st season)
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
(Capacity: 32,885)
2019 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Miami x$  6 –2     8 –6  
Ohio  5 –3     7 –6  
Buffalo  5 –3     8 –5  
Kent State  5 –3     7 –6  
Bowling Green  2 –6     3 –9  
Akron  0 –8     0 –12  
West Division
Central Michigan x  6 –2     8 –6  
Western Michigan  5 –3     7 –6  
Ball State  4 –4     5 –7  
Northern Illinois  4 –4     5 –7  
Toledo  3 –5     6 –6  
Eastern Michigan  3 –5     6 –7  
Championship: Miami 26, Central Michigan 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2018 season 1–11 overall and 0–8 in the Mid American Conference. On November 23, 2018 following a loss to Toledo, head coach John Bonamego was fired.[1] He finished at Central Michigan with a four-year record of 22–29. On December 2, the school hired Michigan wide receivers coach Jim McElwain, who previously served as head coach at Colorado State and Florida.[2]

Preseason

MAC media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Chippewas predicted to finish in sixth place in the West Division.[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Albany*
ESPN3W 38–2112,207
September 73:30 p.m.at No. 17 Wisconsin*
BTNL 0–6174,437
September 143:00 p.m.Akron
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN+W 45–2418,641
September 214:00 p.m.at Miami (FL)*
ACCNL 12–1749,997
September 2812:00 p.m.at Western Michigan
CBSSNL 15–3120,476
October 53:30 p.m.Eastern Michigan
ESPN+W 42–1615,235
October 123:00 p.m.New Mexico State*
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN3W 42–2815,764
October 193:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPN3W 38–2015,000
October 263:30 p.m.at Buffalo
ESPN+L 20–4314,850
November 212:00 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
CBSSNW 48–1010,438
November 163:30 p.m.at Ball State
CBSSNW 45–447,249
November 2912:00 p.m.Toledo
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPNUW 49–79,101
December 712:00 p.m.vs. Miami (OH)
ESPN2L 21–2622,427
December 212:00 p.m.vs. San Diego State*
ESPNL 11–4818,823

[4]

Game summaries

Albany
1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 7 7 7 21
Chippewas 7 17 7 7 38
See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Wisconsin
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 0 0 0 0
No. 17 Badgers 16 28 10 7 61
See also: 2019 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Akron
1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 10 0 14 24
Chippewas 3 24 3 15 45
See also: 2019 Akron Zips football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–10–1 Oct. 27, 2018 W, 17–10

at Miami (FL)
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 2 3 7 12
Hurricanes 7 0 7 3 17
See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Western Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 0 0 15 15
Broncos 10 7 7 7 31
See also: 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–49–2 Oct. 20, 2018 L, 10–35

Eastern Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 7 6 16
Chippewas 7 14 14 7 42
See also: 2019 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
60–30–6 Nov. 3, 2018 L, 7–17

New Mexico State
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 14 0 7 28
Chippewas 14 14 6 8 42
See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Bowling Green
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 14 7 10 38
Falcons 7 0 7 6 20
See also: 2019 Bowling Green Falcons football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–23 Nov. 10, 2018 L, 13–24

at Buffalo
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 7 0 6 20
Bulls 3 27 3 10 43
See also: 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–2 Oct. 6, 2018 L, 24–34

Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 7 0 0 10
Chippewas 21 17 0 10 48
See also: 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–24–1 Sep. 15, 2018 L, 16–24

at Ball State
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 3 8 20 14 45
Cardinals 3 24 14 3 44
See also: 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–25–1 Oct. 13, 2018 L, 23–24

Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0 7 0 0 7
Chippewas 14 21 7 7 49
See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–26–3 Nov. 23, 2018 L, 13–51

vs. Miami (OH)–MAC Championship Game
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 3 7 9 26
Chippewas 0 14 0 7 21
See also: 2019 Miami Redhawks football team and 2019 MAC Championship Game
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–14–1 Sept. 23, 2017 L, 14–31

vs. San Diego State (New Mexico Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 3 0 8 0 11
Aztecs 7 13 21 7 48
See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team and 2019 New Mexico Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References
  1. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25358286/john-bonamego-fired-central-michigan-head-coach
  2. "Central Michigan hiring Jim McElwain as coach". ESPN.com. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  4. 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football schedule 'FBSchedules.com'. Accessed March 8, 2019.
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